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Pittsburg Tulip
Old Price $30.99 Price $16.99
Packed 10 per package
Availability: Out of Stock
sku # 61296
sku # 61296
Out Of Stock
We ship this item in Fall at the proper planting time for your hardiness zone.
Unique colouration bound to turn heads.
Plant this beauty in large groups and get ready to receive accolades from friends, neighbours and passersby. Rich purple, egg-shaped blooms are flushed with a smoky haze at the base, giving them an almost iridescent lustre. Like other triumph types, it is a sturdy tulip that stands up to windy and rainy days with ease. Ideal for borders, cut-flower arrangements and bouquets. Flowers really last in the vase or garden bed.
- Zone 3 to 9
- Light Requirements Sun to Part Shade
- Height 40-45 cm
- Size 12+ cm
- Bloom Time Mid Spring
Plant Hardiness Zone
Plant hardiness is very important to growing success. Check the map below to determine which hardiness zone you live in. You'll find zone designations at the end of many of the plant descriptions on this site and in the print catalog.
Product Details
- FormBulb
- Flower FormClassic egg shape form tulip.
- Foliage TypeGray-green, linear or broadly ovate.
- Growth RateMedium
- Spread10 - 15 cm
- Planting Instructions15 cm deep and 8-15 cm apart
- Soil RequirementsWell drained
- Spacing 10 - 15 cm
- Will TolerateAcidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
- Watering DescriptionAverage water needs. Water regularly, do not overwater
- Winter careMulch +/- 5 cm
- PruningOnly dead heading. It is important to let the foliage mature and die down naturally, do not cut back. Next year's bloom is being developed
Growing Tips
Customer Reviews
Write a reviewNot even close....
May 24, 2021 | By Kathy
These tulips came up and just looked like plain ole' pale purple tulips. No red on them at all and not the same shape. Maybe someone put the wrong bulbs in the package ????
Shipping
Breck's times its shipments from Holland so that bulbs arrive at the proper planting time (depending on climatic conditions) for each area of Canada.
We take advance reservations, and then just as soon as the crops are harvested, our staff of Dutch Bulb Experts makes an on-the-spot selection of the finest bulbs available to fill those reservations.
FALL Shipping Schedule
| 2021 Fall Shipping Schedule | |
|---|---|
| Zones | Bulbs & Bareroot Perennials |
| 3 - 9B | 08/30/21 - 11/19/21 |
| Last Order Date | 11/15/2021 |
Shipping & Handling Charges
| Total Order: | Add: |
|---|---|
| Up to $20 order | $7.95 |
| $20.01 to $40.00 | $9.95 |
| $40.01 to $60.00 | $11.95 |
| $60.01 to $80.00 | $13.95 |
| $80.01 to $100.00 | $15.95 |
| $100.01 to $150.00 | $16.95 |
| $150.01 and over | 10% of total |
